The Ladies' Work-Book: Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc.

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     CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS IN    Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, &c.    [Illustration]            LONDON:    JOHN CASSELL, LA BELL SAUVAGE YARD, LUDGATE HILL.            LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.      Casting on with one needle    To cast on with two needles    Plain knitting    The German manner    Purling    To make a stitch    To take up stitches    To knit two pieces together  

 To form a round    To cast off    Infant's shoe in knitting    The tulip-wreath flower-vase mat    A woven parasol    Anti-macassar    Anti-macassar    Netted anti-macassar    Bound couverette for an easy chair or sofa    Floral anti-macassar    Ottoman cover    Music-stool couverette    Chair cushion    Toilet-cover in crochet    Star-pattern d'oyley    Crochet d'oyley    Rose d'oyley    Toilet cover    Tidy in square crochet    Arabesque toilet cover in square crochet

   Cover for a Hadrot lamp    Lamp mat    Candle-lamp mat    Hand-screen    Crochet counterpane for a bassinet    Deep border for bassinet quilt    Crochet stripe for bed-quilt    Centre stripe for bed-quilt    Handkerchief case, for hanging to the head of a bed    Watchpocket    Toilet sachet    A lady's nightcap    A shaving tidy    Oval tidy for easy chair    Crochet window-curtain    Window-curtain    Window-curtain and stove apron    Netted window-curtain    Bread-cloth  

 Bread-cloth    A spangled wool netted cover for a tea-poy, square work-table, or if  drawn together at the top, makes a glittering fire-veil    Netted anti-macassar    Short purse, in netting    Bridal purse, in crochet    Lady's short purse    Handsome purse    Mousquetaire crochet collar    Raised rose crochet collar    Point collar    Point collar, in crochet    Lounging-cap, in crochet    Crochet edgings and insertions    Insertions    Venetian edging    Venetian bars    Edging Venetian bars    Sorrento bars    Stitches  

 Open English lace    Brabant edging    Lyons point    Brussels lace    Little Venetian lace    Deep point-lace edging    Collar in Spanish rose point    Handkerchief border, in antique point lace    Apron in broderie en lacet    Pincushion cover in point lace    Pincushion         * * * * *                                              THE    LADIES' WORK BOOK.                                             * * * * *  

      KNITTING.   There is not one art practised by ladies which is more deservedly popular than Knitting. It is so easy, requires so little eyesight, and is susceptible of so much ornament, that it merits the attention of every lady; and in giving instructions for acquiring it, we add, also, such admirable diagrams of the various processes, we are sure that no difficulty will be felt in executing any pattern.   [Illustration: CASTING ON WITH ONE NEEDLE.]   The first process in knitting is known by the term CASTING ON. There are two ways of doing this: with one needle, and with two. Our first diagram represents the former process. Take the thread between the second and third fingers of the left hand, leaving an end of about a yard for every hundred stitches; pass it round the thumb of that hand, giving it a twist, so as to form a loop. Take a knitting-needle in the right hand, insert the point in the loop, and pass the thread from the ball round the needle; then bend the point of the needle through the loop, which tighten, and one stitch will be complete. Continue to make loops over the thumb, with the end of thread, and knit them with that from the ball until the proper number is cast on.   TO CAST ON WITH TWO NEEDLES (generally called the Spanish method), begin by making a loop on the end of the thread, into which slip the point of one needle, holding it in the left hand. Take the other needle in the right hand, and slip its point into the same loop, bring the thread round the point of this needle, and bend the needle towards you, so that the thread forms a loop on it. Slip that also on the left needle, without withdrawing it from the right. Put the thread round the right again, and repeat the process.   [Illustration: TO CAST ON WITH TWO NEEDLES.]   PLAIN KNITTING.--After all the stitches are cast on, hold the needle containing them in the left hand. Pass the thread round the little

finger of the right hand, _under_ the second and third, and above the point of the first. Then take the other needle in the right hand, slip the point in the first stitch, and put the thread round it; bring forward the point of the right-hand needle, so that the thread forms a loop on it. Slip the end of the left-hand needle out of the stitch, and a new stitch is knitted.   GERMAN MANNER.--The thread, instead of being held by the fingers of the right hand, is passed over and under those of the left. The process otherwise is exactly the same.   PURLING.--Begin by bringing the thread in front of the right-hand needle, which slip into a stitch pointing towards you; that is in the reverse of the usual mode (see diagram). Put the thread round the point of the needle, still bringing it towards you, bend the needle backwards to form a loop, and withdraw the stitch from the point of the left-hand needle.   [Illustration: PLAIN KNITTING.]   When knitted and purled stitches occur in the same row, the thread must be brought forward before a purled stitch, and taken back before a knitted one.   [Illustration: THE GERMAN MANNER.]   TO MAKE A STITCH. Bring the thread in front, as if for a purled stitch, so that when you knit one the thread will pass over the needle, and will make a hole in the following row. This diagram shows the manner of making three stitches, and any other number could be made, by putting the thread round a proportionate number of times. In the engraving it will be seen that the thread is put twice entirely round the needle; and then brought forward, so that the next knitted stitch will take it over a third time. In doing the next row, knit one, purl one, knit one of these stitches; however many are made, they must be alternately knitted and purled in the next row. When the stitch allowing the made stitches is to be purled, the thread must be entirely passed round the needle, once for every stitch to be made, and brought forward also.

  [Illustration: PURLING.]   [Illustration: TO MAKE A STITCH.]   SLIP STITCH.--Pass a stitch from the left needle to the right, without knitting it. There are two ways of decreasing: first, by knitting two, three, or more stitches as one, marked in knitting, as k 2 t, k 3 t, etc. Secondly, in the following way: slip one stitch, knit-one, pass the slip stitch over: this decreases one stitch. To decrease two; slip one, knit two together, pass the slip stitch over.   [Illustration: TO TAKE UP STITCHES.]   A reverse stitch is taken off the left-hand needle, in the reverse way to knitting and purling. In both these, the right-hand needle is inserted in the middle of the stitch, and the point brought out towards you or otherwise. But to make a reverse stitch, you insert the point of the needle in the stitch _at the back of the work_, and bring it forward through the opening in which it generally is inserted. The thread is to be placed round it, as for a purled stitch.   [Illustration: TO KNIT TWO PIECES TOGETHER.]   To reverse two, three, or more stitches together, insert the needle in them all at once, _from the last to the first . _   TO TAKE UP STITCHES.--Insert the needle in the loop, pass the thread round, and knit it in the usual manner. Do not draw out any loop more than can be avoided, while knitting it.   TO KNIT TWO PIECES TOGETHER.--To do this there must be an equal number of stitches on both.   [Illustration: TO FORM A ROUND.]   Hold the needles together in the right hand, and knit as usual, inserting the left-hand needle in a loop of each at the same time, and treating the two as one.

  [Illustration: TO CAST OFF.]   TO FORM A ROUND:--This diagram represents the French manner of performing this process by casting the whole number of stitches on one needle, and then distributing them on three, or perhaps four. But the English mode is to divide the number of stitches, and cast so many on each needle, not withdrawing the last stitch of each needle from the point of the next needle. When all are cast on, the round is made by knitting the _two first_ stitches on to the last needle. Four needles are employed for stockings, five for doyleys and other round articles.   To cast off:--knit two stitches, insert the point of the left hand needle in the first stitch, and draw it on the other. Knit another stitch, and treat these two in the same way.                                       * * * * *         INFANT'S SHOE, IN KNITTING.   MATERIALS.--1 ounce of white Berlin wool. 1 skein of white, and 1 of embroidery wool, 4 knitting needles, No. 21, and 2, No. 19.   With the fine needles cast 30 stitches on one, and 20 on each of two others. Join into a round, and purl one round.   [Illustration: INFANT'S SHOE, IN KNITTING]   1st pattern round: X slip 2, taking them off the needle in the same way as if you were going to purl them, but with the wool at the back; knit 3. X repeat all round.   2nd, 3rd, and 4th rounds: the same.   5th and 6th: purl every stitch.

  7th to 10th inclusive: X knit 3, slip 2 as before, X repeat all round, 11th and 12th purled.   13th to 16th inclusive: X knit 2, slip 2 as before, knit 1, X repeat all round.   17th and 18th purled. Repeat these 18 rounds again.   Then do the same twice more; but, instead of knitting three stitches, always decrease by knitting two together (once) on the needle that has the thirty stitches in every row which is not plainly purled, until only twelve stitches are left on it.   When 72 rounds are done, the boot will be sufficiently long. Purl two rounds, divide the whole number of stitches on two needles, taking care that the 12 stitches shall be exactly in the centre of one; then join up the toe by casting off, knitting one stitch from each needle together.   Now take up the twenty centre stitches of the 70 originally cast on--that is, the twenty middle ones of the thirty that were on one needle, and which were decreased to twelve. Knit them backwards and forwards 40 rows. With another needle take up on each edge of this plain knitting 20 more stitches, so that there are 60 altogether.   These stitches must be knitted backwards and forwards thus:--   1st row: X knit 3, slip 2 as before, X repeat with the last stitch, take up one of the 70 next to the 20.   2nd: Slip 2, but as if you were going to knit plain, purl 3. Repeat; join on to the 70 at the other end.   3rd: Like first.   4th: Like 2nd.   5th: Purled; join at the end.